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| Metro area | Belfast |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Venue | Connswater Leisure Centre |
| Website | www |
Belfast City Rockets (BCR) was a roller derby league based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 2012 and dissolved in 2018, when its members merged with Belfast Roller Derby. The league was a member of the Irish Roller Derby Association and had links to Queen's University Belfast. [1] [2]
Belfast City Rockets was founded in 2012 as a second league in Belfast, after Belfast Roller Derby, which had been founded in 2010 and was the first roller derby league in Northern Ireland. [3] The league trained and played at Connswater Leisure Centre in east Belfast. It ran a Facebook page and a website at belfastcityrockets.co.uk. [1]
The league was linked to Queen's University Belfast through the Queen's Students' Union, which listed roller derby among its sports clubs in 2015, and many of its skaters were students. [4]
Flat Track Stats lists the league as a womens team with no Women's Flat Track Derby Association or United Kingdom Roller Derby Association affiliation. It records 10 games in 2013-2016. [5]
| Season | Games | Won–lost |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0–1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1–3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0–2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0–3 |
Its only win was 188-135 against Voodoo Roller Dollies on 6 September 2014. The heaviest defeat was 5-410 against Central Belters on 4 June 2016. [5]
The league was recorded as disbanded on 1 May 2018. [6] Belfast Roller Derby describes itself as "created from the unification of Belfast Roller Derby and the Belfast City Rockets" and is a member of the WFTDA, the UK Roller Derby Association and the Irish Roller Derby Association. [7]